"service" | Definition and Related Words

service

Noun

Work done by one person or group that benefits another (synset 100578562)
"budget separately for goods and services"

is a type of: work - activity directed toward making or doing something
subtypes:
- consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
- facility - a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you
- national service - compulsory service in the military during peacetime
- utility - the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
An act of help or assistance (synset 101212066)
"he did them a service"

is a type of: aid, assist, assistance, help - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
subtypes:
- child care, childcare - a service involving care for other people's children
- community service - an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence
- community service, public service - a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
- help desk, helpdesk - a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network
- seating - the service of ushering people to their seats
The act of public worship following prescribed rules (synset 101034072)
"the Sunday service"

is a type of: religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning
subtypes:
- church, church service - a service conducted in a house of worship
- devotional - a short religious service
- prayer meeting, prayer service - a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
- chapel, chapel service - a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar
- committal service - service committing a body to the grave
- none - a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
- vesper - a late afternoon or evening worship service
- watch night - a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
has: invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

same as: divine service, religious service
A company or agency that performs a public service;
Subject to government regulation (synset 108202965)
is a type of: company - an institution created to conduct business

subtypes: public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, utility - a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Employment in or work for another (synset 100585928)
"he retired after 30 years of service"

is a type of: employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid
A force that is a branch of the armed forces (synset 108215077)
referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation

is a type of: force, personnel - group of people willing to obey orders
subtypes:
- army, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
- naval forces, navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
- coastguard - a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters
- marines - members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea
- air force, airforce - the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
member holonym: force, military force, military group, military unit - a unit that is part of some military service

same as: armed service, military service
Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958) (synset 111313626)
is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

same as: robert william service
A means of serving (synset 105157079)
"of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

is a type of: helpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance

same as: avail, help
Tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table (synset 104182441)
is a type of: tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
subtypes:
- dinner service, dinner set - a table service for serving dinner
- place setting, setting - a table service for one person
same as: table service
The act of mating by male animals (synset 100855279)
"the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"

is a type of: conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

same as: servicing
(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him (synset 100580601)
referred to in: case law, common law, precedent - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
subtypes:
- socage - land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service
- military service - land tenure by service in the lord's army
- knight's service - land tenure by service to the lord as a knight
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play (synset 100569467)
"his powerful serves won the game"
referred to in:
- squash, squash rackets, squash racquets - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
- lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
is a type of: tennis shot, tennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
subtypes:
- ace - a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
- fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- let, net ball - a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
same as: serve
The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone (synset 100319217)
"he accepted service of the subpoena"

is a type of: bringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

same as: service of process, serving
Periodic maintenance on a car or machine (synset 100268956)
"it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"

is a type of: care, maintenance, upkeep - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

subtypes: interim overhaul - an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling

same as: inspection and repair, overhaul
The performance of duties by a waiter or servant (synset 100099445)
"that restaurant has excellent service"

is a type of: accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
subtypes:
- curb service - service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles
- self-service - the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)
- valet parking - a service provided (at a club or restaurant or airport etc.) whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an attendant parks and retrieves it

Verb

Be used by;
As of a utility (synset 202546948)
"The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"

is a type of: function, go, operate, run, work - perform as expected when applied

same as: serve

verb group: function, serve - serve a purpose, role, or function
Make fit for use (synset 200457892)
"service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"

is a type of: tune, tune up - adjust for (better) functioning
Mate with (synset 201430644)
"male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"

is a type of: copulate, couple, mate, pair - engage in sexual intercourse

subtypes: stand - be available for stud services

same as: serve

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